Authorities have determined there was no threat from a suspicious package left at Baswell Techionery student union on the Arkansas Tech University campus in Russellville on Monday.

An individual contacted the Arkansas Tech Department of Public Safety on Monday afternoon with a report that an individual had dropped off a backpack at Baswell Techionery and left the facility.

Students, faculty and staff were notified of the suspicious package via the Arkansas Tech Campus Emergency and Outreach Notification (CEON) system at 4:59 p.m. Monday.

Arkansas Tech Department of Public Safety officers, with assistance from local law enforcement, evacuated Baswell Techionery and established a perimeter around the building in order to ensure the safety of the public.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday, the owner of the backpack that was left at Baswell Techionery returned to the scene, described the backpack and its contents.

After the completion of necessary precautions, authorities returned the backpack to its owner and cleared the scene.

Upon the resolution of the situation, the CEON system was utilized at 5:39 p.m. Monday to inform students, faculty and staff that the warning was over and operations could resume as normal.

Certified bomb technicians from the Conway Fire Department were en route to Arkansas Tech to investigate the suspicious package when the situation was resolved.